Hoodwinked Sculpture Trail 2018 - The arrival of over forty giant robin statues will see the start of one of the biggest arts events the city has ever seen and we want schools to be a massive part of this! So, we’ve devised Robin’s Tales – an education programme which will offer ideas, resources and things to do around Nottingham and in your area looking at literacy, arts and culture and seeing our city with fresh eyes.
Key to the programme is schools will be able to have their own BookBench - a metre-long “book fold” bench like these that schools created in Manchester last year - which you can decorate in school and will be displayed as part of the Hoodwinked trail in a community venue like a leisure centre or library. For more information on the trail please visit: http://bit.ly/2DmR44j
Urgent and important stories...!
Request for nursery pupil number forecasts - Schools are asked to submit forecast nursery pupil numbers for the next 3 terms using the link below. This is to enable us to generate a realistic indicative early years budget for your school for 2018/19. Please e-mail the completed template to: school.funding@nottinghamcity.gov.uk by close of play on 2nd February. For more information please visit: http://bit.ly/2DQEAPB
GDPR 2018 – With the GDPR compliance deadline just over five months away, the Education community remains unsure about a number of related issues. Schools’ are struggling to come to grips with what “personal data” really means and whether the permissions they currently have will meet the requirements of GDPR. Nottingham City Council has worked hard behind the scenes to create toolkits and training for the new GDPR legislation that applies from 25th May 2018 onwards. To view information about the GDPR toolkit, please visit: http://bit.ly/2Bt4Tww. Another session on 25th April has been added. For more information please visit: http://bit.ly/2mGBEwC
Pupil Premium Plus Funding: Update for Designated Teachers and Head Teachers - The current application round for Pupil Premium Plus funding (for January to March 2018 interventions) opened on Thursday 11th January and will close on Friday 26th January 2018. In this round the maximum amount of funding you can apply for is £950. Designated Teachers and Head Teachers were sent further details by Lindsey Foster, Pupil Premium Plus Administrator about how to apply for the funding, via email on 11th January 2018.
Ofsted's blog: Business as usual reaps the best results during inspections - As teachers will know, there are many myths surrounding what Ofsted looks at on inspection. These often result in extra workload for already busy teaching staff. The most important thing to remember is that Ofsted does not require anyone to prepare for inspection. It’s wasted time. Most importantly, what Ofsted does want is to see the school operating as normal. For more information please visit: http://bit.ly/2jOqjtT
IDEAL training session: EAL and Maths/Science - Strategies and materials to support the subject-specific understanding and language development of bilingual learners in these key curriculum areas. This training will take place on Wednesday 7th February 2018 from 1:00pm - 4:00pm at the ICCA (Indian Community Centre Association). For more information please visit: http://bit.ly/2rmJnpg
DSL Network Meeting 6th February - The agenda and registration for the DSL network meeting taking place on Tuesday 6th February are now available on the DSL network page: http://bit.ly/2zAEOem. Please apply for your place by Wednesday 31st January.
DfE Guidance: Searching, screening and confiscation at school - Guidance explaining the powers schools have to screen and search pupils, and to confiscate items they find. For more information please visit: http://bit.ly/P3IASk
Schools Funding - For a copy of the 2017/18 Pupil Premium Grant Adjustment to Estimate December document, please visit: http://bit.ly/2DJURFK
Advance notice: RE Subject Leader network meeting - Nottingham SACRE (Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education) will be hosting a twilight for RE subject leaders, led by Fiona Moss on Monday 19th March from 4-6pm at Heathfield Primary School. For further details please visit: http://bit.ly/2rimCmq. If you have a view on what content would support your leadership of RE please contact: Heidi Shewell-Cooper, LA Officer for SACRE: Heidi.shewell-cooper@nottinghamcity.gov.uk. More details with agenda, venue and booking information will be provided in due course.
Invitation to participate in nationwide pupil online-safety survey - The NSPCC and the London Grid for Learning (LGfL) are running a pupil online safety survey, free to all UK primary and secondary schools, to mark Safer Internet Day 2018 which will be celebrated globally on 6th February 2018. The online survey is open from 1st - 28th February, and is designed for pupils across Key Stages 2-4, covering a range of online safety issues. Schools need to sign up in advance to participate in the survey. For more information or to sign up please visit: http://bit.ly/2B0N5od
Empowering the Workforce to deliver Excellence in Safeguarding Practice - The Every Colleague Matters Event taking place between the 12th to 16th February 2018 is themed on Excellence in Safeguarding Practice. This event is a series of sessions over a one week period, open to everyone who works within the Childrens and Adults Workforce in the City of Nottingham, including Local Authority, Health, Police, Private, Voluntary and Community Agencies. To find out more or to book a place please visit: http://bit.ly/2A9GBCO
Safer Recruitment Training - From September 2017, the HR Advisory Team will be running a half-day Safer Recruitment course. This course has been designed to meet the requirements of the School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009 to ensure that at least one person on any appointment panel has undertaken safer recruitment training. To view the available dates please visit: http://bit.ly/2ynFfsb or to book a place please email delegate(s) name, job title, school, email and phone details and first and second preferred dates to: school.hrqueries@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Real Science in Schools Symposium - As part of the Nottingham Festival of Science and Curiosity, 14th - 21st February, a special symposium for Heads, Heads of Science and Primary Science Leads will explore opportunities for children to lead their own STEM investigations. Thursday 15th February from 4:00pm-6:00pm at the Council House. For more information please visit: http://bit.ly/2mJAgJK
Grant Opportunity - Jewson's Building Better Communities programme will reopen in 2018 to support more community building causes across the UK. For more information please visit: http://bit.ly/1M92i54
Stories you might find interesting...!
New Collins Books - Facilitator Steve Cooke is currently writing a series of primary maths books for Collins (supportive of maths vocabulary development for EAL children). The Year 6 book has just been published, other year groups to follow. For more information please visit: http://bit.ly/2DW0VuW
Michael Rosen heads to
Nottingham to work with Teaching Assistants! - On Thursday 8th February, Michael Rosen will be leading
the 2018 Teaching Assistant Conference for Nottingham, with a big focus on
reading and writing. Michael will deliver an inspirational keynote and
interactive workshop for all delegates, who will then have a selection of other
useful workshops by expert practitioners. To find out more or to reserve a
place, please visit: http://bit.ly/2qEUuto
Dolly Parton Imagination Library Challenge - As you may be aware Cllr Mellen, Portfolio Holder for Early Years and Early Intervention has taken on a challenge to read to 2,018 children, visiting each of the 20 neighbourhoods across the city within the month of January! He is now mid-way through his January 2018 challenge, visiting locations all over our city, raising funds for the Imagination Library. So far Cllr Mellen has read to 784 children, with a further 1,234 to go. To see Cllr Mellen reading to a pupil at the Children's Hospital School at QMC please visit: http://bit.ly/2Di8zi2
New offers for school stationary from ESPO - To view the new offers for schools please visit: http://bit.ly/2FQgsNi
DfE Research and analysis: Developing character skills in schools - Survey and case studies with schools on activities to support pupils' development of character skills. For more information please visit: http://bit.ly/2g8PYhG
DfE Research and analysis: School inspections: staff and pupil questionnaire text - During Ofsted school inspections, staff and pupils can give their views via an online survey. This page provides the questions for reference only. For more information please visit: http://bit.ly/2ERWrET
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